Warriors fans celebrate in style

The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship with style and class. Their fans also deserve a bow for knowing exactly how and when to display — and contain — their exuberance.

Post-championship-game lawlessness has sadly become a bit of a tradition in American sports. It’s happened in big cities and college towns alike. We’ve seen in here, unfortunately, in the destruction by unruly crowds that followed the Oakland Raiders’ 2003 loss in the Super Bowl and after the San Francisco Giants’ World Series victories.

It’s unfair to attribute that mayhem to the respective teams’ fan bases, because the vandalism and violence is not necessarily caused by those who take to the streets to celebrate their teams’ victories.

If we’re quick to condemn the lawlessness when it breaks out, then it’s only right to express gratitude when it doesn’t. The lack of any major issues in San Francisco and Oakland makes the Warriors’ win all the sweeter.